Improvement in wagon-brakes



W. P. ALCORN.

Wagon Brake.

No. 92,557. Patented July 13, 1869.

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WILLIAM P. ALCORN, OF NEW WILMINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

am. Patent No. 92,557, dated July 13, 1869.

I IMPROVEMENT 1N WAGON-BRAKES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM P. ALCORN, of New Wilmington, in the county of Lawrence, and State of Pennsylvania, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Brakes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a palt of this specification, and in which- Figure "1 represents a side view, and

Figure 2, a bottom or inverted view of my wagonbrake. p

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures.

the usual manner.

On the tongue D is secured the cross-barI Lto-each end of which areattaohed the stops (0 a, pressing against the wheels B B.

a. represents a rod, secured to the tongue, and provided at one end with the projection 11, by which it is attached to the cross-bar E by the rod 1).

The other end is provided with the lever c, the lower end being connected with the cross-bar E by means of the rod b".

'Ihenpper end of lever c is attached to one end of the rod 0', the other end of the rodv c being attached to the tooth-bar (1, working in the metal plate d, secured to the outer side of the wagon.

e, is a tootl1 -projection, formed on the upper end of the plate at.

F represents alever; pivoted at its lower end to the wagon, and attached near the point of pivoting to the cog-segment f, working in the tooth-bar (I, as seen in the drawings.

The level-F is formed with a metal projection, f arranged so as to work in the tooth-projection 0. By this arrangement of rods and lever, a perfect brake is formed.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- l. The lever F, in combination withthe tooth-seg mentj' and tooth-bar 11, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described,

2. Theplate '11, provided withtooth-prqiectione in combination with lever F, cog-segment f, and toothbar (1', all arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

3. A wagon-brake,consisting of the lever 14, cog- 

